Challenges

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Friday, September 12, 2014

Paige
Graham only has room for one man in her life—her son, Owen. The
little boy hasn’t spoken since his father died, but things change
when he meets his new art teacher, Liam Campbell. Paige can’t help
marveling at the progress Owen makes while working with his
instructor—and Mr. Campbell isn’t exactly hard on the eyes,
either!

New
to Peach Leaf, Texas, Liam is captivated by his beautiful boss—who
is none other than Paige! He can’t risk his job or his future by
falling for his supervisor, but there is just something about her he
can’t resist. Thanks to Liam’s lessons, Owen is on the road to
recovery. Now if only Liam can show Paige that the best way to heal
her heart is to open herself to love again….”

This was a very sweet romance. What I really loved about it was that the tables were turned on the hero, when the story starts.

Usually, if some misfortune befalls one of the characters, it is the heroine, but here, Liam gets it. Not in a bad way, but things don't work out perfectly for him in the beginning with Paige. He definitely doesn't make a good first impression on her.

I liked that Liam wasn't all alpha male and I loved that he truly seemed to care for Owen.

There are definitely some very sweet scenes between the boy and Liam that will melt your heart.

Owen really brings out Liam's great qualities.

The only thing that I wasn't thrilled about was how Paige went all 1950s at the end. She really was a great heroine and more than that, a great mother. But the ending took a little of the "Super Mom" away from her for me.

Other than that, this is a quick, fun read, with characters that are so easy to fall for.

Rating: 4 flowers

Author
Info

Although
she’s wanted to be a writer since learning to read, Amy Woods took
the scenic route to her job as an author. She’s been a bookkeeper,
a high school English teacher, a claims specialist, and a call-center
worker, but now that she’s tried making up stories for a living,
she’s never giving it up. She grew up in Austin, Texas and still
lives there with her wonderfully goofy, supportive husband and a very
spoiled rescue dog.